Lost Boy; C.h.

-14-

*Cal's POV*

Ryan couldn't walk all day. On one hand I felt bad. But on the other, prideful. Like I'm the reason she can't walk.
I fucked her to hard, I thought, Laughing at myself.

She passed out on the couch. I think her vagina was fine, she just got lazy and wouldn't move herself. I'm okay with that honestly, I like treating her like a princess. I walked over to the couch, and gazed down at her happily. I put my arms underneath her and carried her to my room. I put her under the black blanket, and I crawled in next to her. I snaked my arms around her. She put hers around my neck as her eyes fluttered open.

"Hi." She said quietly, I combed my fingers through her hair.

"Go back to sleep, love." I said, and she pouted.

"I don't wanna." She said. I laugh.

"Are you five?" I ask, she giggles too.

"You should sleep. Please?" I asked and she glared at me. I gave her puppy eyes, that's her weakness. So of course she says "fine." She laces our fingers together and she closes her eyes. I kiss her knuckles, and we slowly drift off together.
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I wake up with Ryan in my arms, still asleep. I look at the clock across my room. Looking at the flashing, red 12:27. I rub my eyes, regretting not bringing her to my room before 2 am.

"Babe." I say, shaking her awake.

"What you want." She asks, turning over on her stomach. Face buried in a pillow.

"It's almost 12:30." I say and she sighs.

"Fine." She says, like the way she did when I made her sleep.

I crawled out of bed and she followed me. I walked out and saw a familiar blonde quiff. The boy eating my cereal.

"What are you doing here?" Ryan asked grumpily.

"Eating." He says casually. "What were you doing in there?" He asks, giving us a suspicious look. "Did you guys fuck?" He asks. I laugh.

"Not today." Ryan says quickly, "but I meant how did you get in here."

"I have a key." Luke said.

"You gave him a key?" She asked me, and I shrugged.

"Yeah, all the boys have one." I said. She raised an eyebrow at me but shrugged it off.

"Anyway, there's this party today." Luke said, "You should come."

"Whose?" I asked, and he thought for a moment.

"Holden Oak." He said.

"Ooh he's my friend!" Ryan said loudly, "I wanna go." She said, looking at me.

I was hesitant.
"You got groped last time." I said, and she smiled slightly.

"Yeah and you saved me. Holden doesn't have asshole friends like that last person did."

"But assholes can still come." I said and she nudged me with her shoulder.

"I'll be okay." She said,

"Well what if you're not?" I asked and she shook her head at me.

"I will be. But I guess you'll just have to protect me." I sighed at her response. I looked at luke.

"What time?" I asked , Luke said it was 9:45.

"We'll be there."
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It was 9:42, and Ryan wasn't ready.

"You're making me go to this! Hurry up." I yelled so she could hear me.

"One second!" She yelled. I groaned in annoyance. Ashton arrived a minute later, so I hurried her again. She eventually was ready. She was wearing a flannel tank top, shorts, and black boots. Her hair down, and bangs freshly cut. It turned me on honestly. Yet no time. Had to leave. I grabbed her hand and pulled her out to Ashton's car.

Ashton drove, Emma shot gun. We took the back.

"Where are the others?" She questioned,

"Mike's car." Emma said, turning on the radio. It wasn't a song any of us knew, so we were quiet. Ryan looked out the window and I looked at her.  I looked away just before she looked at me.

When we got there, I pulled Ryan out of the car and put my hand on her waist. Guiding her through the sweaty bodies and drunk teenagers. We spotted seats on the couch so we sat down. We were quiet until she spoke up.

"Want a drink?" She asked, I shook my head no.

"I have to watch you." I said, and she sighed.

"I'm not a baby." She sighed and I raised my eyebrow at her.

"Well you were the one who told me to. That I had to protect you."

"Well I don't need you to do that." I shook off her sassy remark.

"Sucks. I'm gonna." I sighed slightly annoyed. What the fuck is her problem? Whatever, I'm pissed but I'm not risking what could happen if I left her. I'll find out the reason she's mad. I hope. She huffed at me but I ignored it. When she went to get a drink, I followed her. Even though it made her mad.
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Eventually the party was over. At least for us. Autumn and I were the only sober ones, we decided to take our group home. Since Michael and Luke knew Holden, we found a guest room and put them to bed. Michael and Savanna on the bed, and Luke on the couch. I asked Autumn if she wanted to stay with Luke, but she said he could handle himself. That she'd rather help me with the others.

We put Emma, Ashton, and Ry in the backseat. I took Ashton's keys from his pocket as Autumn slipped in shotgun. I then got in the drivers seat and headed to Ashton's apartment.

We were quiet throughout most of the ride. But a question kept running through my mind, that I think she knows the answer to.

"Autumn, of you know why Ryan's being so..." I trailed off.

"Difficult?" She finished, and I nodded.
"I think I know." She said. Her makeup smudged eyes looking down at her lap.

"Why then?" I asked, and she sighed.

"Well. Have you done anything really couple-y? Like anything couples would do?"

"Uh, yeah?" I said, she nodded. Taking in the information.

"You've been friends for what, ten years?" She asked, I nodded.

"And you've been a thing for what?" I thought for a minute and gulped.

"A week. And I didn't know she told you..." I trailed off.

"Okay, one. Girls tell their friends everything. Two, that's why." She said. I felt slightly annoyed. She told me not to tell anyone, but goes and tells her own friends? Whatever.

"What do you mean?" I asked, trailing away from my thoughts.

"Well she thinks you're moving too fast. Like it's been a week and you're already sleeping together. She's trying to distance herself before you move any faster."

"But she was fine before the party." I whined and she sighed.

"Well it usually takes a while for it to hit her. Like simply holding hands could've made her realize." I thought of when I held her hand in the car. I sighed remembering it.

"What can I do?" I asked, stopping when  the light turned red. I turned around to look at the drunks in back. Emma was leaning on Ryan, and Ryan was sleeping on Ashton. I felt a small pang of jealousy, but shook it off as I turned back to Autumn.

"Well. I would just act as friends until she's okay."

"I'm not gonna leave. And just comeback when she snaps her fingers." I shook my head.

"That's not what I meant. Just she wants to slow down for a while. It just may take a while." She said.

I sighed, bud nodded slowly. Driving as the light turned green.